{"id":8074,"date":"2026-09-10T02:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/two-azerai-properties-rank-among-asias-top-10-hotels\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T02:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:43:30","slug":"two-azerai-properties-rank-among-asias-top-10-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/two-azerai-properties-rank-among-asias-top-10-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Azerai Properties Rank Among Asia\u2019s Top 10 Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Two<\/a>Ke Ga Bay, Vietnam, September 10, 2026 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Azerai Ke Ga Bay and Azerai La Residence, Hue have earned places among Asia\u2019s elite for service excellence<\/a>, ranking No. 9 and No. 10 respectively in the \u201cTop 10 Hotels for Service\u201d category in Smart Travel Asia<\/em>\u2019s Best in Travel Poll 2026.<\/p>\n

The results, drawn from votes by international frequent travelers<\/a>, appear in the September edition of the 23-year-old online magazine, long regarded as an important bellwether of travel trends across the region. Among the other top winners<\/a> in the category were Raffles Sentosa Singapore, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and The Peninsula Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

Both Azerai hotels<\/a> are celebrated for delivering the attentive, personalized service that defines the boutique collection founded by legendary hotelier Adrian Zecha. Guests experience warm Vietnamese hospitality through discreet service, anticipatory care and thoughtful touches that create meaningful stays \u2013 whether in the peaceful coastal setting of Ke Ga Bay or amid the cultural heritage of the former imperial capital.<\/p>\n

Azerai Ke Ga Bay, an all-suites-and-villas resort, is located a comfortable 2.5-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City on a new highway. It sits on 4.5 hectares of lush gardens, framed to the east by Hon Ba Island with its historic lighthouse and to the west by soaring sand dunes.<\/p>\n

Azerai La Residence, Hue is centered around a 1930 colonial mansion originally built for the French Resident Superieur. Its distinctive streamline moderne art deco architecture features long horizontal lines and nautical details.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ranking is a direct reflection of our team\u2019s genuine care and commitment to every guest,\u201d said Julian Moore, General Manager of Azerai Ke Ga Bay. \u201cAt Azerai Ke Ga Bay we strive to offer gentle luxury and personalized service that feels both effortless and heartfelt, allowing visitors to truly connect with the beauty and tranquility of our coastal home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply honored by this recognition from Smart Travel Asia readers,\u201d added Minh Phan Trong, General Manager of Azerai La Residence, Hue. \u201cExceptional service is at the heart of everything we do. Our team\u2019s passion for sharing Hue\u2019s rich heritage through warm, attentive hospitality continues to define the guest experience at our historic property.\u201d<\/p>\n

This latest recognition follows earlier honors this year from Travel + Leisure<\/em>, in which both Azerai properties were named among Vietnam\u2019s finest upcountry hotels (Azerai Ke Ga Bay at No. 5 and Azerai La Residence, Hue at No. 6), with Minh also recognized as one of Vietnam\u2019s top General Managers.<\/p>\n

Azerai Ke Ga Bay has also been selected as a finalist nominee in the \u201cBest Beach Resort of the Year\u201d in the Gourmet VIetnam Awards 2026.<\/p>\n

The Azerai brand is known for simple elegance, refined design and discreet, attentive service in places of unique beauty and cultural interest.<\/p>\n

ABOUT AZERAI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Azerai is a distinctive story and brand of resorts offering guests elegance, refined design, and discreet and attentive service in places of unique beauty and cultural interest. The brand was formed by hotelier Adrian Zecha, and the name is derived from Zecha\u2019s initials and the latter part of a Persian word, caravanserai<\/em>, which references the storied old inns of the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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Ke Ga Bay, Vietnam, September 10, 2026 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Azerai Ke Ga Bay and Azerai La Residence, Hue have earned places among Asia\u2019s elite for service excellence, ranking No. 9 and No. 10 respectively in the \u201cTop 10 Hotels for Service\u201d category in Smart Travel Asia\u2019s Best in Travel Poll 2026. The results, drawn …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[2592,116,110,118],"class_list":["post-8074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-global-golf-news","tag-global-travel-news","tag-news","tag-travelindex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}